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The Trial of Pierre Laval Defining Treason, Collaboration and Patriotism in World War II France

298 Pages

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300 Pages

by Routledge

300 Pages

by Routledge

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In a stunning work combining historical memory, legal ambiguity, and profound issues of justice, J. Kenneth Brody provides a picture of France in World War II that continues to haunt the present. Architect in 1940 of Marshal Petain's Vichy French regime and its prime minister from April 1942 to August 1944, at war's end Pierre Laval was promptly arrested on charges of treason. This book tells the... Read more

Acknowledgments
Introduction
Prologue: The Black Plane
1. Pierre Laval
2. Preliminary Proceedings
3. The Trial, October 4, 1945
4. The Accusation
5. Pierre Laval, Prisoner
6. The Trial, October 4, 1945
7. Pierre Laval, A Life
8. The Trial, October 4, 1945
9. Pierre Laval, Republican
10. The Trial, October 5, 1945
11. The Trial, October 5, 1945
12. The Trial, October 5, 1945
13. Pierre Laval, Collaborator 1
14. The Trial, October 6, 1945
15. Pierre Laval, Collaborator 2
16. The Trial, October 6, 1945
17. The Trial, October 6, 8, 9, 1945
18. Pierre Laval's Decision
19. The Trial, October 9, 1945
20. Pierre Laval's Defense
21. The Judgment, October 9, 1945
22. On the Eve
23. Dernier Cri
24. Aftermath
Epilogue: The Mistress in the Shadows
Notes
Bibliography
Index